The Guilds of Peking / / John Stewart Burgess.

Looks at aspects of the Guilds of Peking from their origin and history, membership, organization, meetings, finances, and charitable work.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1928]
©1928
Year of Publication:1928
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Method and Scope of Study
  • 2. The Origin and History of the Guilds
  • 3. A Descriptive Study of Three Peking Guilds
  • 4. Number of Guilds, Guild Halls and Guild Offices
  • 5. Guild Membership
  • 6. Guild Organization
  • 7. Guild Meetings
  • 8. Guild Finances
  • 9. The Apprentice System
  • 10. The Charitable Work of the Guilds
  • 11. The Religious Life of the Guilds
  • 12. The Functions of the Guilds
  • 13. Contemporary Trends in Guild Life and the Probable Future of the Guilds
  • 14. Problems and Possibilities
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index